2019 Los Angeles Valiant season | |
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Head coach | Moon Byung-chul (rel. Mar 11) Mike Szklanny (interim) |
Owner | Noah Whinston |
Division | Pacific |
Results | |
Record | 12–16 (.429) |
Place | |
Stage 1 Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Stage 2 Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Stage 3 Playoffs | Semifinals |
Season Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Total Earnings | $50,000 |
The 2019 Los Angeles Valiant season was the second season of Los Angeles Valiant's existence in the Overwatch League. The Valiant entered the season under head coach Moon Byung-chul as the defending Pacific Division champions and looked to improve from their 2018 season, when the team qualified for the playoffs but fell in the semifinals to the London Spitfire.
Los Angeles struggled in the first stage of the season, not winning a single match in Stage 1. With the poor start, the Valiant fired head coach Moon and Mike "Packing10" Szklanny took over as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. The team's first victory came on April 12 in a 3–2 win over the Atlanta Reign. The Valiant finished Stage 2 with an improved, but disappointing, 3–4 record. After the All-Star break, the Valiant hit their stride. Highlighted by a 3–1 win over the undefeated Vancouver Titans, the Valiant amassed a 5–2 record in Stage 3 to claim the sixth seed in the Stage 3 Playoffs. After taking down the Hangzhou Spark 3–2 in the quarterfinals, the Valiant fell to the San Francisco Shock, 0–4 in the semifinals. Despite the team's resurgence, a 0–4 to the Shock in the final match of the regular season prevented the Valiant from qualifying for the season playoffs.